Super Bowl 49 is days away, and for the time being, the cost of admission is just about as high as it has ever been. Fans hoping to catch the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks play each other live at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. will have to fork over some serious cash to make it happen.
Super Bowl 2015: Ticket prices still high, but dropping
It’s going to cost you an arm and a leg to get to the Super Bowl, but it’s getting cheaper by the day.
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It’s “just about” as high as it’s ever been for the fact that tickets on the secondary market are maintaining a higher average price than usual, but it’s also down from Super Bowls in the past. On Jan. 22, the average ticket price on NFL Ticket Exchange was a huge $3,512, which was up 125.5 percent over this same time last year.
Over the past five years, the most expensive Super Bowl remains Super Bowl XLV, where ticket-holders spent an average of $3,736 to see the Packers and Steelers play in Dallas, TX. Super Bowl XLIVII remains the cheapest game over that same span, with an average ticket price of $2,677.
This year, Washington has overtaken the local Arizona market as the highest purchaser of Super Bowl Tickets. Seahawk fans seem to be out in force, with over 25.8% of the NFL Ticket Exchange sales coming from Washington. Arizona locals have bought 12% of those same tickets, while Massachusetts has only claimed 5.2% of the sold inventory.
Ticket prices tend to fluctuate wildly. On game day and shortly before, the tickets will take a steep dive, but there is still a chance that between then and now the price does go back up for a brief amount of time. One thing to consider for fans traveling from the East Coast is the weather. Travel plans are being disrupted in that area, which could affect Patriots fans and their ability to get to the game in a timely fashion. Waiting too long could result in missing the game entirely.
For your Super Bowl tickets, visit the NFL Ticket Exchange.
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